Surveyors acting for Julie and another owner, Quang Thinh Truong, argued for more, saying Taylor Wimpey, part of the Rowner Renewal partnership, had bought 27 homes in Rowner for around £50,000 each in 2008.

But the Lands Chamber determination said those homes do not ‘provide a reliable guide to the value of individual properties.’

A decision was made to award just over 10 per cent to the value of Mr Truong’s home and £34,000 to Julie’s home. It means the owners will have to settle up in line with this decision.

Paul Roper, 50, now of Bognor Regis, owned two homes in Lawrence Walk and one in Livingstone Court with two other people.

He said: ‘We’ve been waiting for the tribunal, and they’ve increased them by 13.3 per cent.

‘I still don’t understand why they paid [£50,000] for the [27] flats in 2008.

‘They were knocking the building down around us and we got so worn out with it all, most people just gave in.’

Clive Rutland, who represented Mr Truong, said: ‘We’ve got another eight or 10 outstanding that will be determined on the basis of what happened.’

Hazel Warwick, of First Wessex, which is part of the Rowner partnership, said: ‘We are now looking forward to completing this vital housing development in the Gosport area.’